Renewal of Professional Memberships in 2008

Just renew my professional membership for ACSM and NSCA. That means I have to pay money again.



ACSM credentials are recognized as the Gold Standard throughout the United States and around the world. By obtaining an ACSM certification, your employer knows that you have passed the most rigorous and up-to-date health/fitness and clinical certification(s) that exist. There are many benefits to being ACSM certified/registered.
Employers prefer ACSM certified/registered employees because this ensures a higher standard of knowledge and better and safer service to clients.
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ACSM credentials offer a quality of care that today's society demands.








Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCSs) are professionals who apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. They conduct sport-specific testing sessions, design and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning programs and provide guidance regarding nutrition and injury prevention. Recognizing that their area of expertise is separate and distinct, CSCSs consult with and refer athletes to other professionals when appropriate.
History
The Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) program was created in 1985 to identify individuals who possess the knowledge and skills to design and implement safe and effective strength and conditioning programs for athletes in a team setting. The credentialing program encourages a higher level of competence among practitioners and raises the quality of strength training and conditioning programs provided by those who are CSCS certified.
Today, more than 21,000 professionals from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds hold this prestigious credential. This diverse group includes strength coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, personal trainers, physicians, chiropractors, researchers and educators. The CSCS is the only strength training and conditioning certification to be nationally accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and has been nationally accredited since 1993.

Approaching 28-yr-old

The day after tomorrow will be my 28th birthday. I have been thinking about something recently.... things about my life, my work, my study...etc



First, i started to realize i am a very lucky one. I have so many mentors up to now:

• ZZJ when i was studying Bachelor degree, he told me what is important in the university life and how to think independently.


• Jim Luk when i was studying Master degree, he showed me the way to work hard and achieve the goal of one self.


• Prof Hong who is my master degree supervisor, though he didn't teach me a lot in terms of knowledge, he showed me what is the quality to being a scholar. He gave me the freedom to try and fail, this is very important training for my future works especially when i face some difficulties. That was a very good training and learning in the last 3 yrs i stayed in Chinese University.


• Dr Patrick Lau who is my former university teacher, and i have never think about he will become my mentor. He helped me and inspired me a lot in the research road. If you work with him then you will know how determine he is for research.


• Dr Karim Chamari who i think i met him by luck, or may be by God. He lives in Tunisia and we started our very first conversation through email, talking about some research methodologies. And then 2 years later i went there to meet him and we had very great discussion about soccer, and about life, which both influence me a lot.

At the same time i am thinking about my work, am I doing good enough? What am i working for? Money? or interest? I didnt have the answer until tonight i watched a TV program, and Bill Gates talked about his work. He said "don't work for money becoz that is not the only way to value your work. You should work for your interest and your heart and feel happy and satisfy. Everyone make mistakes, and you have to learn from it and then forget those mistakes and then life will goes on." OK i finally have some ideas. I love my job in HKSI, i love my athletes (most of them i think), i love to work with the colleagues. That's why i feel i am lucky, again. How many people over the world got the chance to do something everyday that they are interested, and can work with those most talented athletes, and at the same time you receive money from that. Karim always say that it is very important to think good about your life. I agree now.

Recently i also think about my girlfriend and i may be the first time think that she should has a better environment and living. These added together and motivate me to step forward. I should spend more time with her and she deserved to have this.

I must say that most of my energy come from my athletes, and thats why i have to write the following in Chinese so that they can read it easily.

當我看到你們進步時，我不知道我是否會比你們更興奮，否則我應該也是第二個更興奮的人。訓練是很漫長的一回事，進步也不是一時三刻，所以我經常叫你們堅持著。能有多少人有機會當全職運動員？所以我肯定你們是最有天份也是最幸運的一小撮人，所以我對你們也要求很高。

Mong：多謝妳証明了一年前我的看法是正確的。血和汗都沒有白流，很好。每次在訓練中都給妳的意志力感動到我，所以我也要更加努力。在更刻苦的訓練裡妳要加倍努力，我等待著妳站在最高的位置。

Apple：不要再浪費時間，妳會是第二個，我很有信心。不會有錯，身體上該有的妳都已經是最好的條件，其餘的不足要努力修正。今晚我看電視Bill Gates說：上天不能給你全部最好的，否則你會覺得人生很無聊。

Ruby Tuesday

Yesterday was pretty busy so i decided to go to Ruby Tuesday for a good dinner.





Just felt this lamp was quite old-feeling so i took it.



The water was provided and we ordered the megasize drink (the pink one behind), very tasty and the oringinal price is $92. But i have a discount coz i have the BOC credit card.



This was very nice taste, especialy the white source on the left side that i duno the name. Just the cheese was a bit sticky.

I forgot to sh0ot the cheese beef pasta, oh my god.

BMX dinner at Sai Kung

Dinner with Alex, Steven, and Frank (Steven's BMX coach) at Sai Kung. Pretty much ppl in that restaurant and we decided to sit outside. Um.....the salad there was tasty and huge. I just had one and another cheesecake and then i was so full. Steven tried to draw a BMX track on the paper but seems unsuccessful. Alex was drawing but i can hardly recognize what he was drawing.

Steven will go to mainland for the all city games and i hope he will do well and come back with a medal.

Alex will continue his hard gym training tomo without my supervision coz i will have my annual leave til 24th Oct. During the holidays i have to prepare myself for the ACSM exercise specialist exam.

Alex update

This handsome boy was leg pressing 120kg 1 month ago, and now is 240kg. YES 240kg!!And his peak power from SRM cycling machine improved from 1400W to 1650W, which is >15% improvement.

The left one is Alex, and the right one is Kaka from AC Milan. 90% similar.

Gym training at CUHK

Yesterday went back to CUHK and had gym training with ar wah and Jim. I cant remember the last time we trained together, at least one year i think.

The training was good and we all exhusted after 3 hrs workout. Here are the exercises we trained:

snatch (40kg)

bench press (70kg)

lat pull down (10)

bent-over row (50kg)

full squat (80kg)

dumbbell arm curl (35lbs on each side)

dumbbell chest fly (25lbs on each side)

dumbbell chest press (70lbs on each side)

we were doing the py protocol and the weights stated above were on the heaivest set:

1st set: 12 reps
2nd set: 10reps
3rd set: 8 reps
4th set: 6reps
5th set: 12reps

This is an informal training compared with that i used to have in HKSI. But i like this one becoz after every set we chat a lot and then the next set. Yea...we adjust the rest time by our perceived hardness.

We used to train like this 3-4 years ago, that was the most tiring but enjoyable time i have ever had in the gym (as an exerciser, not coach).

Today my traps (especially T2 muscle from snatch), upper chest, and hip adductor feel sore. Other muscles are ok. You know....usually i dont train my legs (my leg muscles are good and strength enough i think), but just a little bit workout with you guys as a training partner. I think i can go to 100kg next time for the full squat.

Will wait for the next happy training. And i will bring my most important training equipment with me, i.e. my 3yr-old glove.

記 十.一國慶

十.一國慶
公眾假期

華家堡足球隊早上還要跑步訓練。十點準時在宿舍集合，分組後三小組各自出發。我則駕著車從後趕上，一路上我看到很多人到這裡遊玩，與球員辛苦跑步的樣子成了強烈對比。

回程時，大家都很累，但沒有一個人停下來。情景很令人感動，訓練辛苦，但我們大家都向著同一個目標而努力，有著一班出生入死的隊友支持，我們還怕甚麼？還有甚麼不可能的事可以難到我們？我們有理想有衝勁，想証明自己的實力，想為香港足球出一點力。

引用兩句說話：

世上沒有不勞而獲的事，也沒有白流的血和汗。 陳曉明

很多人不放我們在眼內，但我們的目標卻是要他們大跌眼鏡。 李健和


不得不提的是今天連班主也一起跑步。對！我們就是一支上上下下都充滿衝勁的球隊。我們一定會在球場上把我們付出的一一拿回來，我們要把每場比賽的三分拿下來。一定可以！因為我們付出的比別人多。

來！我們下一場要全取三分，打開勝利的道路。


This is my last sentence:

We have the right direction at the right pace with right people.

老港正傳

"好鋼用在刀刃上"



很有意思的一句話！


不是大卡士製作，也沒有靚仔靚女，但卻是近幾年來難得我認為的好電影。畫面很香港、製作很香港、風格很香港。片中帶出了一些香港的問題，但同時也重整了香港人的精神。

讚！

老港正傳

好鋼用在刀刃上

很有意思的一句話！

相機

我想買部單鏡反光機，有無人有好介紹？

新或二手都得。

Beauty

Guess who?

最遙遠的距離

很想看這電影，錯過了香港亞洲電影節，以為要到台灣才能看到。原來十一月會正式上演。

世界上最遙遠的距離

不是　生與死

而是　我就站在你面前　你卻不知道我愛你

世界上最遙遠的距離

不是　我就站在你面前　你卻不知道我愛你

而是　明明知道彼此相愛　卻不能在一起
(泰戈爾)

The furthest distance in the world

Is not between life and death

But when I stand in front of you

Yet you don't know that

I love you
The furthest distance in the world

Is not when I stand in front of you

Yet you can't see my love

But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both

Yet cannot

Be together

(From Tagore)

這首詩，我中學時期就已經讀過，當時完全不明白。十年後再看一次，領會又深了一點。

Table tennis medalsssss

Tie Yana, Zhang Rui, and Tang Peng did very well in the 18th Asian Table Tennis Championships.

Tie Yana / Zhang Rui (Women's Doubles, Bronze medal)

Jiang Hua-jun / Lin Ling / Tie Yana / Yu Kwok-see / Zhang Rui (Women's Team, Bronze medal)


Cheung Yuk / Ko Lai-chak / Leung Chu-yan / Li Ching / Tang Peng (Men's Team, Bronze medal)


Tie Yana/ Ko Lai-chak (Mixed Doubles, Silver medal)

Workable is improving!

I really love this picture.

We are a team. A great team.

ZHANG Rui is back

We trained today for 1.5hrs and after that i stretched for her. Almost made her cry but after that her low back, glut, and hamstrings are loose.

I think TANG Peng will come tomorrow.

YIP Pui Yin beated ZHU Lin

Yippy beated ZHU Lin in 2 straight matches (21-17, 21-19). ZHU Lin is now World No. 3 and got the World Championship Gold medal last month.

I think the super-endurnace resistant training and high-lactic running intervals are both taking effect on her body.

Crazy Wongs

Steven (BMX racer) made this with his excellent Photoshop skill.

Sarah is back!!

Sarah Lee is back and will start training with me tomorrow. Exciting!

She is the first athlete i picked up when i joined HKSI last year. The most tough girl i have ever met in elite sport area.

Come on! Get some muscle and power. And then some more medals...

New toy 2

Though i dont have much time to play, i still buy NDSL. Just to kill the time when i am on public transport. I like the color sooooooooooooooooooooooo much.

New toy

Here is my new toy: the 22inch LCD monitor. It is soooooooooo big. I even have to turn my head when i am using it. This monitor comes with a webcam, build-in speaker....and a hydrolic vertical adjustment of the monitor to suit the sitting height....so cool.

It only costs HK$2400.

I planned to buy a speaker also but i worry that this huge monitor will take too many space of my desk so i didnt buy it. Luckily my old speakers can put directly under the new monitor so i dont have to buy a new one.